Allison Mills, 9 of Warren sleds at the Indian Springs Metropark in White Lake on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. The temperature broke a record for a low Thursday, March 13, 2014, when it hit 3 degrees.

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The temperature dipped to 3 degrees, colder than the previous record of 5 degrees set in 1896, said meteorologist Joseph Clark with the National Weather Service.

This morning was only the latest record-breaking cold day in a winter of extremes. On March 4, the temperature in the Detroit area reached zero degrees and other nights in January also set new lows. ...